Mohamed Salah calls out Uefa tribute to Palestinian footballer ‘killed in Israeli aid attack’
Mohamed Salah criticized UEFA for its vague tribute to Suleiman Al-Obeid, highlighting over 660 athletes killed in Gaza since October 2023, according to the Palestinian Football Association.
- Mohamed Salah criticized UEFA for not providing details about Suleiman Al-Obeid's death, asking, 'Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?'
- Al-Obeid, known as the 'Palestinian Pele', was killed during an Israeli attack on civilians waiting for aid, according to the Palestine Football Association.
- Salah has called on world leaders to act quickly to provide humanitarian aid and to protect innocent lives in Gaza.
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Suleiman Al-Obaid obituary: the Pelé of Palestine, murdered by Israel
At a time when bread is more expensive than cups, Suleiman Al-Obaid, one of the most prominent football players in Palestinian history and the Palestinian national team’s all-time leading scorer, left his tent in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, not in search of a new goal in the opponents’ net, but for a piece of bread to feed his children. His steps led him to the aid center known as “Al-Tina,” where hundreds of civilians gather under the …

Fans and family honour 'Palestinian Pele' killed in Gaza
GAZA CITY: The "Pele" of Palestinian football hoped to keep scoring goals until he was 50. An Israeli tank shell dashed that dream a decade early, his family said, killing Suleiman al-Obeid as he queued in southern Gaza this week to collect food. Obeid's widow Doaa al-Obeid now clutches the blue-and-white
I mourn the death of Suleiman al-Obeid in the Israeli strike.
The tribute to the Palestinian Pelè is not enough to the star of the Premier League (ANSA)
Mohamed Salah joins growing calls for answers on how 'Palestinian Pelé' was killed in Gaza
Suleiman al-Obeid, a former senior player and a father of five, was killed at the age of 41, and the world hears the Palestinian version that he was murdered while Israeli forces fired on Gaza civilians waiting for humanitarian aid
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